Botswana vs Kenya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Botswana Kenya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1711
$1868
🏠 One person rent
$267
$238
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.3
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$682
$413
💸 GDP per capita
$7250
$1950
😃 Human freedom index
7.31
6.57
❤️ Life expectancy
65.9
62.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
31
🌐 English speaking %
38.4%
18.8%
🎓 Higher education
55
70
😀 Quality of life
47
36
🏙️ Population
2.29M
48.5M

The average cost of living in Botswana ($662) is 1% less expensive than in Kenya ($671). Botswana ranked 154th vs 150th for Kenya in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Botswana compared to 0.6 months in Kenya. Ranked 86th and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Botswana vs Kenya

We calculate prices for Botswana and Kenya as a population-weighted mean of 8 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Botswana Kenya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.69
$3.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$2.11
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.83
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$517
$917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$343
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.6
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.9
$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.13%
13.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2012
$2000
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$939
$1600
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.79
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.17
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$4.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.08
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.2
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.7
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.5
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$17.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.5
$54.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$169
$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3674
$7707

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Cities Comparison in Botswana vs Kenya

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Botswana

City Cost of living Population
Francistown
$585
103K
Gaborone
$718
236K
Serowe
$600
47.4K
Palapye
$554
36.2K
Mahalapye
$663
41.3K
Molepolole
$654
67.6K
Kanye
$690
48K
Lobatse
$692
26.9K

In Kenya

City Cost of living Population
Nairobi
$745
5.55M
Mombasa
$560
1.21M
Kisumu
$518
410K
Eldoret
$460
289K
Nakuru
$493
308K
Thika
$571
279K
Mumias
$483
100K
Machakos
$482
114K
Malindi
$502
120K
Meru
$535
42.7K